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Returnees cross the border from Iran on July 3 in Islam Qala, Afghanistan. More than 1.3 million Afghans have returned to Afghanistan this year from Iran, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, after the Iranian government ordered undocumented Afghans to leave the country. Elise Blanchard/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elise Blanchard/Getty

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing St. in London on Tuesday, the day the Cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza. Toby Melville/Pool Reuters/AP hide caption toggle caption Toby Melville/Pool Reuters/AP The United Kingdom will recognize a Palestinian state by September unless Israel commits to peace in

A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Monday. Ali Jadallah/Andalou/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ali Jadallah/Andalou/Getty Images A United Nations-affiliated organization that tracks food security worldwide has issued a dire alert confirming that a "worst-case" famine scenario is unfolding

Hundreds of Palestinians wait for hours to receive food aid in Gaza City on July 27. Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu via Getty Images The people of Gaza are experiencing a dire hunger crisis — and the consequences could reverberate across generations. Roughly a third of the

Local residents walks in front of a damaged road littered with broken tree branches after a heavy rains in Taishitun Town, Miyun district on the outskirts of Beijing, China, on Monday. Mahesh Kumar A./AP hide caption toggle caption Mahesh Kumar A./AP TAISHITUN, China — Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, authorities in

Police stand in front of a banner reading in Spanish "Uribe guilty" displayed by opponents of former President Alvaro Uribe outside the court where a verdict is expected in his trial for witness tampering in Bogota, Colombia, on July 28, 2025. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — Former Colombian President

Displaced Palestinians wait for food in front of a charity kitchen in Gaza City on July 28, 2025. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images Goats and Soda What does it take for a famine to be declared in Gaza? Middle East conflict His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq.

Hidaya Al-Motawaq cradles her son Mohammad, who is a year-and-a-half old and weighs just under 10 pounds. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In a tent by the Mediterranean Sea, Hidaya Al-Motawaq cradles her crying baby boy and tries to offer what comfort she can. "Khalas," she murmurs